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Pips answers — Thursday, January 15, 2026

The finished Easy, Medium and Hard boards for this day, with every region rule satisfied.

Easy #515

Easy

blue (=4): 4 | purple: 1 | green (=): 3 · 3 | amber (=7): 6 · 1 | orange (=0): 0 | slate (=): 0 · 0 | teal (=): 1 · 1 · 1

Medium #538

Medium

blue (=): 5 · 5 | purple: 0 | green (>4): 6 | amber (=4): 4 | orange (=12): 6 · 0 · 6 | slate (=): 2 · 2 · 2 | teal (=5): 3 · 2 | pink (=5): 5

Hard #559

Hard

blue (>3): 4 | purple (>1): 2 | green (=): 1 · 1 · 1 | amber (=): 0 · 0 | orange (≠): 3 · 2 | slate (≠): 1 · 2 | teal (=): 6 · 6 | pink (=5): 5 | lime (>0): 1 | brown (=): 3 · 3 | blue (>3): 5

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Easy board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue4 — Be exactly 41
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green= — Show the same number on every cell2
Amber7 — Add up to exactly 72
Orange0 — Be exactly 01
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell2
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell3

Medium board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue= — Show the same number on every cell2
PurpleTake any value it likes1
Green>4 — Be more than 41
Amber4 — Be exactly 41
Orange12 — Add up to exactly 123
Slate= — Show the same number on every cell3
Teal5 — Add up to exactly 52
Pink5 — Be exactly 51

Hard board — region rules

RegionRuleCells
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
Purple>1 — Be more than 11
Green= — Show the same number on every cell3
Amber= — Show the same number on every cell2
Orange — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Slate — Have no two cells showing the same number2
Teal= — Show the same number on every cell2
Pink5 — Be exactly 51
Lime>0 — Be more than 01
Brown= — Show the same number on every cell2
Blue>3 — Be more than 31
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